Morgue File Group Work
Due Date: In class
Instructions
The class will be broken out into eight groups, one group per major category from the morgue file.
Each group will do the following. All members in each group are expected to contribute to the group discussion. Everyone should take notes!
Instructions
The class will be broken out into eight groups, one group per major category from the morgue file.
- business cards
- menus
- print ads
- brochures
- catalogs
- postcards
- product packaging
- flyers
Each group will do the following. All members in each group are expected to contribute to the group discussion. Everyone should take notes!
- Discuss the items in your category.
- Look at the sizes (also known as formats,) paper quality, colors, text, and images.
- Compare: what do all the items have in common?
- Contrast: in which ways is each piece unique?
- Pretend this is a design contest.
- Pick a first place, second place, and third place design winner.
- Write down why the first place winner has a better design than the second place winner.
- Write down why the second place winner has a better design than the third place winner.
- Each group member is to write a report on your findings. Make sure to include the comparisons and contrasts, as well as the reasoning in choosing your design contest winners. - Turn this on line